A regulatory bill on fracking is expected to be purposed this week, and State Rep. John Bradley says it will make Illinois a pioneer when it comes to fracking regulations.
"It allows an industry to develop only in a responsible manner," Bradley says. "To protect our water supply, to allow for the potential creation of jobs but not at the cost of our children, our families, our communities or our water."
"It allows an industry to develop only in a responsible manner," Bradley says. "To protect our water supply, to allow for the potential creation of jobs but not at the cost of our children, our families, our communities or our water."
But Rich Fedder, a spokesperson for Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment, or S.A.F.E., says a moratorium needs to be placed on fracking, because there hasn’t been enough research on the environmental impact of fracking.
He also says that water used in fracking will be an issue in a region still facing drought conditions.
"There's not enough water in southern Illinois to support fracking, this is a staggering amount of water," Fedder says. "Water for oil? Thats a fool's trade. What are we going to drink when the (water) wells run dry?"
He says some figures say one frack spends 21 million gallons of water. With 5,000 to 10,000 wells in southern Illinois, he says we don’t have enough water for fracking, along with the environmental concerns that go along with it.
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